Campbell:
"What the..? It's a Russian-style ambush... They're striking back and forth and cutting our escape route...
It's a technique they developed during the Afghanistan conflict. It's no good... At this rate, we'll die like dogs..."

Cortez:
"What are you doing? Are you insane, Campbell? Close the hatch!"

Campbell:
"The armor is falling apart. Do you wish to die?"

Cortez:
"Dammit! Riley, let's retreat, quickly!"

The BMP3 squad is completely destroyed.

Elsewhere.

Meryl:
"The Data Processing Analysis Center. This must be it, Snake. Hurry!"

Snake:
"Meryl...You're strangely enthusiastic about this."

Meryl:
"Isn't it natural? You and Mei-Ling just went out without even telling me."

Snake:
"Colonel's instructions."

Meryl:
"And why wasn't I invited?"

Snake:
"You got shot in the leg, didn't you? How was hospital life by the way?"

Schultz:
"It seems someone's at the door. Search for his whereabouts and we'll talk later."

Schultz hangs up the phone.

Schultz:
"Come in!"

Snake opens the door abruptly.

Schultz:
"Who the hell are you two?"

Snake:
"Schultz! We demand to know what happened to Colonel Campbell!"

Schultz:
"How rude! This is no way to treat your superiors!!"

Meryl:
"Oh shut up! I'll ask again: Where's Colonel Campbell?"

Schultz:
"Him? You must be with FOXHOUND then."

Meryl:
"So what?"

Schultz:
"Campbell is on a very confidential mission at the moment.
Not even FOXHOUND has authorization for the details!"

Snake:
"Am I wrong to say that he's missing? Nobody likes a liar."

Schultz:
"Get out of here!"

Meryl:
"He knows something!"

Snake:
"Remember who was responsible for your promotion!
It was Mei Ling and the Colonel!"

Schultz:
"How did you..?
I see...No need to talk any further...Read this!"

Meryl:
"What's this? Classified Operation Instructions"
"Sent Colonel Roy Campbell to the Republic of Esteria to
complete the alliance between the U.S. SOCOM and the Esterian Army."
"Look Snake! See this mark..."

Snake:
"This is..."

Schultz:
"That's right! These are private orders straight from the White House."

Snake:
"But why the Colonel?"

Schultz:
"I wouldn't know about that."

Meryl:
"There's more, the basic duty on the second page.
'Place the Esteria Army's Special Forces into intense training.
Afterwards, locate anti-government guerilla activity...'
But why participate in such a simple mission."

Snake:
"There's something else on the back."

A security team rushes into the room.

Soldier #1:
"Freeze!"

Soldier #2:
"General! Are you alright?"

Schultz:
"Fool! Didn't you consider there might had been a silent alarm button.
Take them to the holding cells! And keep a cool head with these two!"

Snake and Meryl are confined in the cells.

Meryl:
"Let us go!!"

Snake:
"It's no use."

Meryl:
"We're only here because of my uncle!!"

Snake:
"The door is a compound alloy and the lock is a combination of ID Card and password number.
Our weapons had been taken away. There's no way out!"

Meryl:
"But..."

Snake:
"We must keep our cool in the battlefield. The hot-headed ones are the first to die."

Meryl:
"How can you be so calm? This isn't even a battlefield at all."

Snake:
"Schultz? He's the one who confined me here in the first place."

Mei Ling:
"Is that so...
He told me he wanted to express his gratitude to us for giving the info that made his promotion possible.
So he asked me to release you."

Snake:
"Did you had to bow your head to him? I thought you hated him."

Mei Ling:
"Didn't had much of a choice."

Meryl:
"When you two are done talking, maybe you can release me too."

Mei Ling:
"Oh, sorry."

Mei Ling unlocks Meryl's cell, releasing her too.

Meryl:
"Thank you, Mei Ling."

Snake:
"Why the bitterness?"

Meryl:
"I'm completely clueless here...No one has told me the history
you guys had with Schultz."

Mei Ling:
"He's..."

Snake:
"Do you remember the military retaliation against the Sanchago Republic?
They struck a chemical plant with a cruise missile?"

Meryl:
"That's the mission you two went without me, right?"

Snake:
"Correct. We went there to pinpoint the location of a chemical plant discoverd by Mei Ling."

Meryl:
"I see..."

Snake:
"Mei Ling was desperate to stop the production of the chemical weapons."

Mei Ling:
"Snake...That's enough..."

Snake:
"She was desperate to save the lives of many people...
But, the cruise missile was launched anyway...and a stream of blood was shed."

Meryl:
"But that's..."

Snake:
"For the White House, it was enough to consider a full military punishment...
34 people were killed as a result, all because of the information we got for Schultz."

Meryl:
"In other words...Schultz got promoted because of the info he got from Mei Ling?"

Snake:
"That's right."

Mei Ling:
"And yet...Only the Colonel and you, Snake...
you were the ones who believed in me in the first place."

Meryl:
"Mei Ling, you..."

Mei Ling:
"We got to go now! We need to be at Halbert Airport!"

Snake:
"What did you say?"

Mei Ling:
"Halbert Airport. Hurry! I'll explain it later."

At Halbert Airport

Snake:
"This is... An MC-130 Combat Talon..."

Meryl:
"What exactly is it?"

Mei Ling:
"A state-of-the-arts machine for electronic warfare, we can use it to track the Colonel.
It can detect nanomachine signals and voices for communication devices."

Snake:
"What the...You mean we're going to Esteria with this?"

Mei Ling:
"All of the neccesary equipment has already been loaded. All it needs now are the passengers."

The plane takes off with the three.

Meryl:
"Mei Ling. Where's my Desert Eagle?"

Mei Ling:
"It's inside a black attache case prepared for you."

Meryl:
"This one?"

Mei Ling:
"Not that one. Please stop messing with the luggage there...
Just leave it alone for now, Meryl."

Snake:
"Mei Ling? Can you explain to me one thing?"

Mei Ling:
"Huh..."

Snake:
"Schultz isn't the kind of person to just let us get away without a reason."

Mei Ling:
"I'm sorry, but..."

Schultz's voice is heard from the transmitter.

Schultz (v.o):
"Do you copy, Solid Snake?"

Snake:
"Who?"

Schultz (v.o):
"Do you copy? It's me. General Schultz."

Snake:
"What's the meaning of this?"

Schultz (v.o):
"You have been assigned for a search mission to find Colonel Campbell."

Snake:
"I thought you let us out of the cell by gratitude."

Schultz (v.o):
"I didn't seriously wanted you to be in the cells, since someone needs to be looking for Campbell.
As head of the US SOCOM's intelligence bureau, I've given you that obligation.
Mei Ling will give you the details."

Ivanovich:
"How long will it take to believe? I feel sorry for you!!
Heh...You'll understand once it happens! Ha ha ha!
But first, let us continue!"

Campbell:
"...What are you gonna do?"

Ivanovich:
"Questioning! I know the White House sent you.
Tell me the real reason you're here!
I won't use the knife for now...Want some fun?
Can you see this thing? It's a sandbag?
You'll wish you were dead when I'm done."

Ivanovich tries to put the sandbag on Campbell. He struggles.

Campbell:
"Stop it!"

Ivanovich:
"Ha ha ha! What's wrong? Afraid of the dark?"

Campbell:
"Uhh. I already had a good sleep."

Ivanovich:
"Hyo ho ho! So stubborn! In that case, how about this!"

Ivanovich forcefully puts the sandband Campbell. Campbell coughs.

Ivanovich:
"How about it? How do you feel not knowing where you'll be attacked?"

Campbell:
"Whoa..."

Ivanovich:
"Uncomfortable? I'm hunt for even more fear.
Yell and scream!!"

Ivanovich laughs some more. Campbell inhales a bit more.

Ivanovich:
"What happened to Ocelot was unforgiveable. He and I go way back!"

Cortez:
"Our strategy is a followed: First, Green Team will secure the sky.
The sniper will exclude the watchtower. Then, Green and Yellow will
make a landing on the north side of the hill...Finally, we
retrieve Campbell and escape."

Snake:
"Isn't this plan a bit rough?"

Cortez:
"Are you worried?"

Meryl:
"Timing is everything in assault operations.
If we fail the landing, it would jeopardize the Colonel."

Cortez:
"Meryl. Understand that this is an operation of the Estarian Special Forces Unit,
not FOXHOUND. Is that clear? There's nothing to worry, here's a photo of the hideout. The
Watchtower and the Anti-Aircraft ground, we've analyzed the building's entire position."

Ivanovich:
"Typical. There's a weapon that can put an end to all those nukes!"

Campbell:
"You don't mean a chemical weapon?"

Ivanovich:
Nope. There's not doubt that was a blunder for the Sanchago Republic
after being struck by that cruise missile."

Campbell:
"That only leaves...a biological weapon?"

Ivanovich:
"That's right...Mankind's oldest weapon of mass-destruction.
In Ancient Greek, some armies caused plagues by throwing the putrefied corpses of
dead men and animals to enemy camps. Biological weapons are older than most people think."

Campbell coughs

Campbell:
"Studying ancient history in this place...
To think they're using my pension to pay tuitions."

Ivanovich laughs.

Ivanovich:
"You still got your sense of humor. It's a viral weapon
that we can implant making good use of state-of-the-arts technology."

Campbell:
"It won't do you any good, there's no practical use for a viral weapon
and it's difficulty to produce one to begin with."

Ivanovich:
"As you said, it's difficult to manufacture a viral weapon and I'm studying hard
to overcome that, but the carrier is important too, especially a host who is immune
no matter how the virus is accumulated inside the virus."

Campbell:
"But...I already told you, there's no practical use.
When the virus is implanted to its host it will selfishly change its genetic structure.
There's no way to control it."

Ivanovich:
"Then how did you manage to complete that operation? Not without FOXDIE..."

Campbell:
"FOXDIE...? You mean gene manipulation?!"

Ivanovich:
"Like I said, it's a viral weapon we deploy by making good use of the latest technology.
You saw it in action in Shadow Moses!"